What does it take to truly love your neighbor as yourself? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy explore Parshat Kedoshim and its central call: “You shall be holy.” Moving from foundational commandments to the demand to…
Tanakh, Torah, Vayikra (Leviticus), Acharei Mot, Kedoshim, Podcast series
What does it mean to carry sin as a burden? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Leon Morris delve into Parshat Acharei Mot and its detailed description of the Yom Kippur ritual, focusing on the symbolism of the scapegoat.…
Tanakh, Torah, Vayikra (Leviticus), Acharei Mot, Podcast series, Pardes Parsha Podcast
How can the Jewish people maintain a sense of unity and connection as a nation despite geographical separation and divergent experiences between the Diaspora and Israel? In this week’s episode, Rabba Shani Gross joins us from afar for a discussion…
Tanakh, Torah, Vayikra (Leviticus), Acharei Mot, Critical issues, Israel
How do we balance a sense of reverence and our desire for closeness with the Divine? In this week’s episode of the Pardes Parsha Podcast, Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield is joined by Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash for a discussion on boundaries…
Tanakh, Torah, Vayikra (Leviticus), Acharei Mot, Kedoshim, Podcast series
Parashat Metzora 5782: Sitting Alone Outside the Camp Description: On the 7th day of Pesach, we commemorate the people of Israel’s successful traversal of the Sea of Reeds. While the moment was exceptional, even eliciting an epic song, we must…
Tanakh, Torah, Vayikra (Leviticus), Acharei Mot, Podcast series, Pardes Parsha Podcast
The parshiyot of Acharei Mot and Kedoshim contain much disparate material but both sections conclude with a similar description of the holiness of the land of Canaan. In this podcast, we consider the nature of this holiness and how the…
Tanakh, Torah, Vayikra (Leviticus), Acharei Mot, Kedoshim, Podcast series
Our Parsha, or parshiot introduce a concept of cultural differentiation – Chukat HaGoy – between Israel and the nations that surround us. Learn all the details and more by downloading this week’s Parsha Discussion with Rabbi Alex Israel! To read…
Tanakh, Torah, Vayikra (Leviticus), Acharei Mot, Kedoshim, Educator resources
Parshiot Acharei Mot-Kedoshim speak of a land intolerant of sin. But can a land, soils and stones, be holy? In this podcast, Rabbi Alex Israel reflects on the nature of the land of Israel’s holiness, and reflects on the holiday…
Tanakh, Torah, Vayikra (Leviticus), Acharei Mot, Kedoshim, Podcast series
Forgiveness and atonement, how to make our wrongs right, are the main themes of this parsha, which is called Acharei Mot. We learn all about using offerings – animals – to help Bnei Israel be free of their mistakes and…
Tanakh, Torah, Vayikra (Leviticus), Acharei Mot, Educator resources, Meaning-making
The Torah calls on us to “surely rebuke thy neighbor” Are we in the 21st century comfortable with being actively critical of others? Perhaps more importantly, how are we at accepting negative feedback? Let’s take a close look at the…
Tanakh, Torah, Vayikra (Leviticus), Acharei Mot, Kedoshim, Podcast series
The Pardes Parsha Discussion is a new weekly series by faculty member Rabbi Alex Israel, designed to stimulate discussion around the Shabbat table, especially with teenagers. Click here to download and print this week’s Parsha Discussion on Acharei-MotKedoshim — How…
Tanakh, Torah, Vayikra (Leviticus), Acharei Mot, Kedoshim, Educator resources
Through a teaching of R. Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk (a Hasidic Rebbe who led a pre-Zionist Hasidic Aliyah to Israel) on this week’s parsha, Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels will explore the nature of transformation and how true transformation requires a dying…
Tanakh, Torah, Vayikra (Leviticus), Acharei Mot, Podcast series, Pardes Parsha Podcast
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